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3 eggs!!!  :heart: :heart: :heart:

Looks like 2 hatched but 1 is not doing well. They said it took all it's strength to come out of it's shell. Haven't read where it died..sooo... :crying:

On the Norfolk chat they said the weak one didn't make it...but I caught this pic of the survivor...looks good!

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One of Savannah's eggs hatched Friday and now the nest is covered in several inches of snow.

Savannah is being a dedicated mom and has been sitting on her nest all morning.

Savannah left her nest for a short period of time Friday morning and an eaglet was spotted.



Savannah had three eggs in her nest. Officials at the Carolina Raptor Center said Savannah removed one of the eggs from the nest because it was not viable.

Officials expect the last egg to hatch Sunday or Monday.

The normal length of incubation for bald eagle eggs is 34-37 days. Keep a close eye on the eagle cam and you could see little eaglets!

OK, so now she has 1 mouth to feed...thanks Ei.   :heart:

I don't see an unhatched egg, so I guess just the one made it.  It should be interesting to watch since they're in a raptor center-neither parent is releasable and they're in a flight cage with 5 other eagles from what I hear.

Should be interesting, I agree...Ei

Savannah on eaglet, Derek keeps watch

I'm surprised all 5 eagles get along enclosed in 1 pen, especially during nesting season. How do they get food? Hand fed? I looked on the site but didn't find any info.

I saw a person in there earlier-looked like he was scattering food

Makes sense, thanks Ei.

Here ya go Dot-

How are the eaglets released?

Carolina Raptor Center has a partnership with Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation to provide the secure release site in North Mecklenburg. The site is located among nearly 2,700 acres of nature preserve along the lake, all of which is protected by Mecklenburg County. The proximity to water provides critical foraging and roosting opportunities for the eaglets as they learn to hunt and survive on their own.

The eaglets are raised by their parents for the first few weeks to ensure they become properly imprinted. When the eaglets are ready to be separated from their parents, at 5-6 weeks of age, staff move them to an artificial nest or "hacking tower" at the release site. For several weeks, they acclimatize to their new "nest" as we feed them through a specially designed food hatch which allows us to slide the food, unseen, into the nest. Then, we open the doors of the hacking tower, and the young bird can try out its wings, and practice hunting on its own. Young bald eagles are ready to make their first flights around 12 weeks of age. They can return to the "nest" for food and security until independent. Instincts tell them how to hunt for fish, but they need to practice their skills. Besides eagles, the tower has also been used for "hacking" ospreys.

Bald Eagles  at WCNC


Adler
   

Adler is one of Carolina Raptor Center's resident bald eagles. He arrived at our rehabilitation facility in the fall of 2005, not quite a year old, after being found on the ground in Stanly, North Carolina. When one of our transport volunteers got a call asking her to check on a large raptor that had been spotted on the ground, she had no idea what she might be in for! As she worked for over an hour to safely catch the eagle, a coyote was keeping his eyes on her AND the young bald eagle the entire time! Once in our facility, X-rays revealed that Adler had been shot, and his right wing had suffered permanent damage, leaving him unable to fly well enough to be returned to the wild. Many people mistakenly believe that these large birds are a threat to their pets or their children. Bald eagles, weighing between six and fourteen pounds, eat a diet consisting primarily of fish, and when they do go after something bigger, they typically cannot carry more than 2-4 pounds. So, family pets and small children are quite safe! Although Adler cannot be returned to the wild, he now has an important job: acting as an ambassador and teaching people throughout the Carolinas about the importance of raptors and the natural environment.

Dante is the newest eagle to join our education team. Dante came to Carolina Raptor Center in the summer of 2007, from a private rehabilitator and educator in Ohio. He was found in Ottawa County, Ohio, in 1997, after his nest fell out of a tree - with Dante and his sibling inside!! His sibling had only minor injuries and was able to be relocated to another nest where he fledged later that summer. Unfortunately, Dante was trapped underneath the nest when it fell (bald eagle nests can weigh several tons!), and his left wing was very badly injured. Back to the Wild, a rehabilitation center in Ohio, gave him the best treatment possible, and then sent him to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center for additional treatment for his wing, as they were hoping he might be releasable. Unfortunately, his wing injury was quite severe, and after many months of rehabilitation, the Minnesota Raptor Center sent him back to Ohio as a permanently non-releasable eagle. After returning to Ohio, Dante was continuing to struggle with his injured wing, and the decision was made to amputate nearly all of his left wing. Dante then spent several years as an education bird at Back to the Wild before being transferred to another Ohio rehabilitator for education purposes. After only a year in his new home, the educator decided to downsize the number of education birds at her facility and began to look for a new home for Dante. He was flown in to Charlotte from Cleveland, Ohio, this past summer, and we are very lucky to have him as part of our team!

Derek a male bald eagle, came to Carolina Raptor Center in August of 1998 from the South Carolina Center for Birds of Prey (now known as the International Center for Birds of Prey) in Charleston, SC. He was at least seven years old when he arrived. He had been found in December of 1995 with a gun shot injury that resulted in a broken left leg and a broken right wing. Although rehabilitators were able to treat his wing and his leg, Derek is not able to fly well enough to survive on his own in the wild. He lives on display at Carolina Raptor Center, where he acts as an ambassador for the 38,000 visitors that visit each year. For the past several years, he has bonded with Savannah, one of the bald eagles that shares his display aviary. Their offspring, Len and Lola, were hatched in March of 2006, and have been released to the wild. You can track their progress on our website. Click here for Eagle Journeys.

Derek is named after a very special boy that visited Carolina Raptor Center on many occasions. Derek Hageman loved raptors and could name almost every raptor. He pointed them out to his parents and would tell his classmates stories about the birds. When Derek passed away at the age of nine, Carolina Raptor Center became a place of remembrance for his family. His mother volunteered at CRC as she was learning to deal with her loss. At a memorial service at Derek's school, Carolina Raptor Center released a rehabilitated hawk as symbolic of Derek's spirit beginning a new journey. Derek was a special boy and it was a wonderful tribute to name one of our resident eagles after him.
»Click here to adopt Derek!
garibaldi

Garibaldi
   

All of the birds at Carolina Raptor Center are lucky because they were rescued, but Garibaldi was lucky enough to be rescued twice! The first time he was rescued was in Florida in 1998. He had been found stuck in a tree, hanging by his wing for over 24 hours. He was treated at the Florida Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, but he had a hole in the skin of his wing so he couldn’t fly well or soar at all! He lived happily at the Carolina Raptor Center’s eagle aviary, until July 2005 when a severe storm caused the eagle aviary to collapse. Garibaldi was flying free once more. The problem was, he couldn’t fly well enough to hunt. He was able to scavenge for food until February 2006 (seven months later!) when he was located and recaptured near Beverly Hills Elementary School in Concord. He was very thin when he returned, but otherwise healthy. After monitoring him for a few weeks in our rehabilitation center, he was returned to take his high perch in the eagle aviary once again.

Luke was nine years old when he arrived at Carolina Raptor Center in June 1995 from the Virginia Tech. School of Forestry & Wildlife Resources. The tip of Luke’s right wing had to be amputated after a collision with a power line. Power line collisions and electrocutions are common causes of injury among bald and golden eagles due to the large wingspans of these birds and the short amount of space between power lines. As a result of his injury, Luke cannot fly well enough to hunt and survive on his own in the wild. For this reason he remains in our eagle aviary as an ambassador for his species.

Savannah came to CRC in 1998 from the South Carolina Center for Birds of Prey in Charleston, South Carolina. She was found in the wild with a fractured left wing, and although we are not sure exactly what caused her injury, it is most likely the result of a collision, whether with a vehicle or power line or something else we’ll never know. She has adjusted to life at CRC quite well, and has found a mate here. Savannah and Derek have raised two eaglets in our aviary, and we were able to successfully release those eaglets to the wild. You can check on the progress of the eaglets, Len and Lola, here.

Raleigh is one of our oldest resident raptors, having arrived in April of 1986 from Nebraska when she was only a year old. Her left wing was shot and the entire wing had to be amputated in order to save her life. While it is hard to tell the age of many raptors past their first year of life, bald eagles can be aged up to 5 years, as their head does not turn completely white until they are between five and seven years old. However, if a bald eagle arrives at CRC’s hospital as an adult, he or she may be as old as 25!

Thanks, Donna.  I'm happy the eaglets will be cared for while they learn to fly and hunt, but it must be awful for the parents to have their chicks taken.

Dot in PA

I agree but it has to be done for their survival.  :crying:

3 eagles and a baby

Eaglet looking at cam.

Cute!

aaaaahhhhh baby  :wub:

feeding the baby! So cute but will be taken away soon :(

Daddy and baby....the one that died is in cam view. Sad.

Pretty gross but that's what they do I guess, feed the deceased to the survivor. :o

The little one is getting big and well fed.

   :(    In natures world, nothing is wasted.

The little eaglet is out of his dish! Tomorrow he or she gets a name.

Yeah I had to! A mighty fine one at that!    :D

Oh no! :2funny:

Jeez, what are they feedin' that kid, chopped liver?      :laugh:

:bow: :notworthy: :clap:Donna made her 2000th post. You go girl!!!

Yesterday every time I tuned in Savannah was feeding the poor little thing...looked like her crop was gonna bust!  And earlier today I saw Savannah with a big juicy rat...that is one well fed eaglet!

Oh boy hope it doesn't last. Probably means we'll be getting more snow soon! Yay for us Boo for eaglet.

http://www.wcnc.com/community/contests/85817537.html

Savannah, a bald eagle in captivity at Carolina Raptor Center due to injuries, has a baby eaglet and we need you to help name it! The eaglet was born on Friday, February 12, which is also Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Savannah and her mate Derek will care for the eaglet for six weeks. Then Carolina Raptor Center Staff will carefully remove the eaglet from the nest and perform a DNA test to see if it’s male or female. The eaglet will then be to taken to an undisclosed location to learn to live on its own. It will later be released into the wild.     
   1.More than 800 names were submitted in our Name the Eaglet contest. Carolina Raptor Center has narrowed the list down to five. Out of these five names, please type the name of your favorite below:

1) Noah for Lance Corporal Noah M. Pier, the most recent area marine to die in service to his country.

2) Lincoln for the eaglet born on Abraham Lincoln's birthday

3) Olympus or Olympia in honor of the US Olympic team that dominated the medal count in the 2010 Olympics

4) Colbert for Stephen Colbert, comedian and lover of eagles of all kinds

5) Wohali/Awahili for "eagle" in Cherokee

These are the top 5 choices for the little eaglet. if you want to vote, go to the link on top of this page.

Always go with the Corps!

and I have BIG feets too, I trip a lot.

 :chick3: :wow:   How fast they grow!

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- More than 4,300 votes were cast in our Name the Newborn contest and Noah is the name of Savannah's eaglet with 52 percent of the vote.

It was named for Lance Corporal Noah M. Pier who died last month while serving overseas in Afghanistan.

In a few weeks Noah the eaglet will be taken to a hack tower to learn how to survive in the wild.

The process of "hacking" involves introducing the eaglet to the wild. The eaglet will be placed in the tower and fed daily.  It is hoped that the eagle will eventually fly from the tower and hunt its own food.


 
A well-deserved name!   :clap:

Semper fi  (I'm saluting)

AND Pink Dogwood in the background?  Can't wait for mine!   ;)

I love them!!! Sooo cute

Look how much Noah has grown....since last week. He'll be leaving soon...to his new Hack box.  :crying:

He's named for a Marine - he can take it!  Semper fi (salute)!

yes but what about his Momma?

All children have to leave the nest - some just go early and some never leave and become couch potatoes

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Noah, the baby eaglet at Carolina Raptor Center, is getting bigger and stronger and Saturday, March 27 it will learn how to survive on its own.

Noah will be taken to a hack tower at an undisclosed location to learn to fly, hunt and survive in the wild.

A hack tower is a wooden elevated structure where Noah will live for about six weeks.  The doors to the hack tower will be closed at first and eventually opened so Noah can fly in and out.

Before Noah is released into the wild it will be outfitted with a tracking device that pings off of cell phones so Carolina Raptor Center staff can keep track of the eagle.

Noah is named in honor of Lance Cpl. Noah Pier, 25, who was killed in combat Feb. 16 in southern Afghanistan.

The eaglet hatched Feb. 12, 2010.

Eagle Cam fans will be able to see Noah on the Hack Tower camera that was installed this week. Thanks WCNC!   

                             :bow: :clap: :thumbsup:

Which link has this cam?  :hyper:

Annette, they have not posted the link yet. He leaves tomorrow, so after that, I guess.

http://www.wcnc.com/marketplace/microsite-content/wcnc-eagle-cam.html (http://www.wcnc.com/marketplace/microsite-content/wcnc-eagle-cam.html)  Noah's new home and cam....he'll be there around noon today...poor baby.

Look how big he is getting.....so dark.  :(

So sad  :(

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HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- Noah, a six-week-old eaglet, is now in a hack tower at an undisclosed location, learning how to survive on its own.

Officials at the Carolina Raptor Center say Noah is adjusting well to his new home.

WCNC placed a camera inside the hack tower to follow Noah's progress. The camera is solar-powered and hasn't updated since Saturday. We have a battery backup for the camera, but that battery only lasts about 12 hours. We have ordered a new solar panel and we hope to have the eagle cam back up soon.

Meanwhile, the eagle camera at the Carolina Raptor Center is currently being moved to another location inside the center. That camera should be up and running soon.

After a short private ceremony with the family of Marine Lance Corporal Noah Pier on Saturday, the eaglet was taken by staff and volunteers to CRC’s rehabilitation hospital for a brief medical examination in which all was deemed normal for a six week old bald eagle.
 
The eaglet weighed 3659 grams or approximately eight pounds. A blood sample was collected to evaluate general health and to determine the sex via DNA. The results could be available in the next 2-4 weeks. At the time of the exam, a permanent band was applied.  The eaglet was then moved via automobile to a hack tower in an undisclosed location where he will live for the next 4-6 weeks.

The “hacking” process places the young eaglet on an artificial nesting platform several weeks before he is ready to leave the nest or “fledge.” The doors of the tower remain closed until his feathers become fully developed. The eaglet is fed and watched over by members of Carolina Raptor Center’s staff under the direction of eagle expert Mathias Englemann, who has worked with eagles for over 27 years. The bird is fed from a blind to ensure he will retain his fear of humans.

In a few weeks the eaglet will be fitted with an experimental transmitter.

The tracking system is a solar powered battery GPS-GSM telemetry system designed for large birds. The backpack-style unit weighs 100g. The device is designed for operation over long periods of time and is powered by solar power. It tracks via cellular technology at a considerably lower cost than satellite devices. If cellular coverage is unavailable, the unit can store data points until it returns to a coverage area.

At 10 to 12 weeks of age, the doors of the hack tower are opened so that Noah, then a fledgling, can test his ability to fly. Staff members will continue to feed the fledgling throughout this period until it becomes obvious that Noah has left the nest for good.

The eaglet – named for Lance Corporal Noah Pier, a Coolwood native who was killed on February 16, 2010, in Afghanistan -- was born on February 12, 2010, at Carolina Raptor Center to nesting bald eagles Derek and Savannah. Bald eagles mate for life, and the 2010 eggs is the sixth clutch of eggs that these eagles have cared for. Male and female eagles share caregiver duties.

http://belo.bimedia.net/WCNC/weather/EagletCam.html (http://belo.bimedia.net/WCNC/weather/EagletCam.html)  Noah's webcam is back online. My he got big in a week.

Noah gets a pool!  And he likes it.  :clap:

http://www.wcnc.com/video/featured-videos/RAW-VIDEO--Eaglet-Noah-gets-tracking-device-91283529.html (http://www.wcnc.com/video/featured-videos/RAW-VIDEO--Eaglet-Noah-gets-tracking-device-91283529.html)  Noah gets a transmitter. He has grown!

Cool video. I can't believe how calm that bird was being!    :thanx:

Yes.."SHE" was being a good girl...that Noah.....lol

There are news about Noah.

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Eagle-Cam--Noah-prepares-to-take-flight-92695599.html (http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Eagle-Cam--Noah-prepares-to-take-flight-92695599.html)

I hope she does OK...they seem to be taking very good care of her. It will be nice to watch her take her first flight. Thanks Annette.

Now let's see how long it takes her to fledge.


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I am watching.

Noah has fledged.
Unfortunately, it was not visible on cam (cam sight in the cage).  :(

Noah is now in Virginia.... :clap: Very independent already. Good for her.

That are very good news!  goodnews:  :2thumbsup: